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The final page of the
project is an alphabetical list of the sources that you used
to obtain your information/answers.
- For assistance with proper MLA
format, try this online Citation Maker from the Oregon State
Library:
http://oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/index.php?page=citeSources
(Click the Red "Citation Maker" link at the top of the page.)
Enter your data, and once the citation has been made you can copy
and paste it into a Microsoft Word document.
- Read the Guide below for more
information on citing Internet resources.
Guide to Citing Internet Resources
Do you ever use the Internet to get
information or pictures for your reports? You may not know this, but
it's important (not to mention courteous) to cite all your sources.
Intellectual
property is property.
Just as people shouldn't go about life
taking things from others without asking, you shouldn't take images,
sounds and/or words from the online work of others without giving them
credit. This quick guide details the various Internet resources and
the proper format for citing them.
Basic Format
The basic elements of an Internet
citation are as follows:
Author's last name, Author's first name.
"Title of Document." Title of complete work (if applicable). Version
or file number (if applicable). Document date or date of last revision
(if known). Protocol and Internet address, access path,
or directories (Date of access).
Web site
Structure:
Author's Last name, First name. 'Title of
Document." Page or site name. Document date. Protocol and Internet
address (Date of access).
Example:
Frank, Peter. "Yoko Ono As An Artist."
The Fluxus Home Page. 1997.
http://artcommotion.com/lssue2A/isualArts/ffFluxus
(1 Aug. 2000).
Online Media
Structure:
Author's Last name, First name. 'Title of
Image, Sound or Movie." Document date. Title of collection. Protocol
and Internet address (Date of
download).
Examples:
Images
NASA. "Laika Practicing Her Space
Flight." Image from "Laika, the First Dog in Space."
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/spaceJevel2/laika.html
(1 August 2000).
Sounds
Saryglar, Alexei.
"Sygyt" Music clip from Scientific American article "The Throat
Singers of Tuva."
http://sciam.eom/1999/0999issue/IMG/track1
.mov (1
August 2000).
Video
United States Government. "Operation
Castle." Video footage from PBS Documentary "Race for the
Superbomb."
http://pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/cloud.html (2 August
2000).
Email
Structure: Author's
Last name, First name. "Subject Line." Document date. Personal email.
(Date of access).
Example:
Feynman, Richard P.,
Dr. "I am not Joking." Personal email. (02 Aug. 2000).
FTP Files
Structure:
Author's Last name,
First name. "Full Title of Paper." Document date. Internet address of
ftp site. (Date of access).
Example:
Bruckman, Amy.
"Chapter 4: Collaborative Learning Strategies: Storm's Weekend with
Rachael." May 1997.
ftp://ftp.media.mit.edu/pub/asb/papers/thesis/4-collaborative-leaming.rtf.
(02 Aug. 2000).
IRC, ICQ or Instant Messenger
Structure:
Speaker's Last name,
First name. Type of communication (i.e., ICQ Chat). Internet address
if applicable (Date of
access).
Example:
Feynman, Richard P.,
Dr. ICQ Chat. (02 Aug. 2000).
Listserv or Newsgroups
Structure:
Author's Last name,
First name. "Subject Line." Document's date. Internet address of
listserv or newslist. (Date of
access).
Example:
Krol, E. "Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet." 01 Sep. 1989. http://cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1118.html.
(02
Aug. 2000).
Citations of Internet Sources for this Article
Check them out for
additional information:
Harnack, Andrew and
Eugene Kepplinger. "Online: A Reference Guide to Using Online
Resources."
http://bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
(1 Aug. 2000).
Library of Congress. "Citing Electronic Sources",
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/cite.html (June,
1999).
Walker, Janice R. and Taylor, Todd. "The Columbia Guide to Online
Style."
http://columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
(1998).
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